Giving Thanks and Expressing Gratitude

Thanksgiving was good yesterday. Settling for simple definitely worked. It wasn’t perfect, but it was very enjoyable. My in-laws drove back a day early today because there was a big rain storm coming in (it is here now and we’ve had some much-needed downpours). So, we now only have one house guest left (an ex-student of my husband’s who could not go home to Minnesota for the holiday) and it is blissfully quiet around here.

I did want to publicly give thanks for something very special. For those who may be relatively new to this blog, my daughter received a heart transplant at 5 months old. She is now 5 years old and is thriving. Although we wrote a letter to the donor family, we never heard back, which I can understand. But, I like to publicly thank that anonymous donor family and all donor families out there on these holidays when it must be especially tough to miss your loved one. We are so very grateful that we have had five years with our beautiful daughter that we would not have had without that anonymous gift. So, please, give a prayer of thanks or send out positive thoughts to all those who have lost someone.

If you have not already done so, please consider registering as a donor. Not all children are as lucky as my daughter. And many, many children and adults are waiting in a hospital room for the chance at a new, healthier life. It is pretty simple to register – just visit Organdonor.gov and type your state in the upper right hand corner. It will give you instructions for your state.

Thanks for reading, thanks for registering and thanks to our donor family for giving us the gift of life for our daughter.

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Idea gardener. Public speaking and argument instructor. Dir. of Intercollegiate Speech and Debate at CSU Chico. I have been a Communications Studies instructor and an Intercollegiate Speech and Debate coach for over two decades. I love being able to give individuals a confident and effective voice they can use in their lives. In addition, I have always enjoyed research and writing and helping to develop ideas by guiding students to the sources that will grow those ideas into something special. Information Literacy is a key part of our technological society and I believe it makes for lifelong learners.
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So glad to hear your daughter is doing wonderful. I received a kidney and pancreas 11 years ago. Thanksgiving is a special time for those of us receiving a second chance at life. Keep pushing for people to register – it saves so many lives!